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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
anxious
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From this reading She knew that Bince disliked Jimmy, and yet the man seemed strangely anxious for his recovery and return to work.
approached
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From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
Bince
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Bince's
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From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
C
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From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
close
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From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
Company
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From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
Compton
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From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
condition
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From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
day
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From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
disliked
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drawing
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From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
Edith
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From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She knew that Bince disliked Jimmy, and yet the man seemed strangely anxious for his recovery and return to work.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
growing
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From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew that Bince disliked Jimmy, and yet the man seemed strangely anxious for his recovery and return to work.
hospital
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From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TOILS.
increased
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From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
International
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From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
irritability
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From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
Jimmy
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Jimmy's
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From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
knew
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Machine
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From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
man
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Mr
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From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
nervousness
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From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
noticed
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From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
office
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From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
P
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From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
ready
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From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
recovery
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From this reading She knew that Bince disliked Jimmy, and yet the man seemed strangely anxious for his recovery and return to work.
relative
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From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
report
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From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
reports
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From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
return
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From this reading She knew that Bince disliked Jimmy, and yet the man seemed strangely anxious for his recovery and return to work.
s
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From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that Bince disliked Jimmy, and yet the man seemed strangely anxious for his recovery and return to work.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that Bince disliked Jimmy, and yet the man seemed strangely anxious for his recovery and return to work.
solicitude
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From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
soon
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From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She knew that Bince disliked Jimmy, and yet the man seemed strangely anxious for his recovery and return to work.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TOILS.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
TOILS
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From this reading IN THE TOILS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Edith noticed that he inquired each day with growing solicitude as to the reports from the hospital relative to Jimmy's condition.
work
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From this reading At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She knew that Bince disliked Jimmy, and yet the man seemed strangely anxious for his recovery and return to work.
